Christian Today

Evangelicals Condemn Channel 4 Dawkin Programme

The Evangelical Alliance last week condemned Richard Dawkins’ Channel 4 programme ‘The Root of All Evil’, saying it was “woefully ill-informed atheist polemic which belies its own claims to rational argument...

UK Church Growing Faster than Starbucks

A startling research paper is to be released at a forthcoming conference which shows that new churches are spreading across the UK faster than Starbucks...

Could American Churches Make More Use of Internet?

Twenty-five percent of Protestant churches in the United States have virtually no involvement with the World Wide Web, according to a recent study conducted by Ellison Research...

Stressed parents don't have time for children

In a poll of 500 young people, a third expressed the desire to spend more time with their father, and a fifth complained that they do not receive enough attention from their mother.

Senior Bishop Attacks Civil Partnerships in Church of England

One of the most senior bishops in the Church of England has issued strong condemnation of the House of Bishops’ statement on Civil Partnerships, calling it “unbiblical”...

Women Bishops Top of Agenda for Church of England Synod

The Church of England has released its diverse agenda for Synod which will see a number of current issues debated next month...

WCC General Secretary to Meet Swiss Churches

The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, will make his first official visit to the churches of Switzerland...

ACT/Caritas Programme Continues to Help Darfur Refugees

The joint Action by Churches Together/Caritas programme has, over the last 18 months, become one of the largest NGO emergency programmes in Darfur, where it has helped thousands forced to flee from the ongoing conflict...

Methodists Celebrate Election of Liberia's First African Woman President

A delegation of United Methodist leaders from the United States will attend the inauguration of Liberia’s...

Forcible Closures of Churches in Cuba Spark Greater Concerns

At least three Protestant churches have been forcibly closed in Cuba following “harsh” legislations of house churches...

Congo Remains World's Deadliest Humanitarian Crisis, Study Says

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has suffered from back-to-back wars and years of corruption...

Int’l Crisis Group: East Sudan Conflict May Escalate Into Major War

Low-intensity conflict between the Sudanese government and the rebels in the east could escalate...

Canada Christians Called to Be Involved in Upcoming Election

With Canada's 2006 federal election only two weeks away, Christian organisations from across the nation...

Tens of Thousands to Join Canada's Vancouver Missions Fest 2006

Vancouver's Christian community will be gathering this month at the Vancouver Convention...

Pope: Catholic-Reformed Dialogue Heals 'Tragic Divisions'

The dialogue between the Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic Church has the power to heal...

Hong Kong Bishop: Communist Party No Longer Controls China's Catholics

The hearts and minds of Chinese Catholics are not under the control of the Communist Party despite...